The atmosphere leans towards humour, sometimes crude even, which can be a bit cringy, but this is all a matter of taste, and some people will like it more than others. It feels very much like an RPG in its mechanics, but plays like a first-person adventure shooter.

Levelling up gives ability points, which can be invested in a skill tree that expands the character's proficiency. The original has four main playable characters, slightly customisable in appearance and each with their own character class, which give them a proclivity towards using certain weapon types more efficiently as well as specific class abilities like the soldier's turret for example. The game feeds missions both tied to the main story or optional ones, which give rewards in experience, money and sometimes and extra item, such as a weapon, a shield, a grenade mod, etc. Progress towards the goal of finding the vault is guided by objective driven missions. Borderlands is set on planet Pandora, a former mining operation now abandoned and inhabited mostly by bandits and the dangerous fauna. In the three games, the player assumes the role of a Vault Hunter, searching for 'The Vault' in the first game, or 'Another Vault' in the sequels, said to hold great treasures. The original Borderlands is an open-world, first-person shooter with loot-based gameplay, and a good dose of RPG elements mixed in, making it rather unique in its own right, especially at the time of its original release. All comes with their associated DLC packs, but more on that later. Both SKUs can be bought separately from the eShop (but not at retail where the Legendary Collection is the only option,) but the Pre-Sequel and second game come bundled together, no matter what. One is Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, and the other is Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which includes both Borderlands 2: Game of the Year Edition and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Ultimate Edition.

Borderlands: Legendary Collection includes 2 SKUs encompassing three products.

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